Maybe since the millions of doctors have put all of their medicine together to try and stop it, the parasite developed antibiotic resistance? Would that make sense? This was just a silly little project and little research was conducted. xD

“Guys?” Lilly sat up in her hospital bed. Her straight hair fell to her shoulders as she turned toward them. “What are you doing here? You aren’t supposed to be here!” she said in a hushed and worried whisper.

“Lilly?! I thought you were in a coma!” Mia said, rushing over to Lilly.

“Oh, right. I over heard the nurse telling some people about that... I woke up yesterday, but it was so scary, there was all these doctors.. with knives, I didn’t want to let them know I was awake. They had shots and--KOHTA?! What are you doing here?!” Lilly stopped mid-sentence.

“Oh, um... I thought I’d drop by. I heard you were sick n’ all, so I thought...”

Mia looked past the door, making sure nobody was nearby and able to hear. Then she said in a hushed and soft tone again, “We lied to the nurse and told them that you were our sister. Apparently they let family members visit past hours.”

“Oh, thats good,” Lilly said, smiling up at Mia from her bed.

“Um, is it just me or am I getting the silent treatment?” Kohta said hesitantly.

The girls ignored him.

“So Lilly, how are you feeling?” Mia asked patting her friend on the shoulder.

“Terrible! My stomach feels like its on fire! I got this terrible rash that feels like I’m being stung by a million wasps! It’s miserable!” Lilly said, starting to cry.

“Oh Lilly! I’m so sorry!”

Lilly opened her eyes wide and stared in disbelief at who once was her best friend. “I can’t believe it,” Lilly said, pointing her finger angrily at Mia, “THIS WAS YOUR FAULT?! YOU MADE ME SICK?!”

“But...W-W-What?” Mia stuttered, raising her hands in the air submissively. “I didn’t do anything!”

Then, suddenly... Mia woke up, it had been a dream! She was sitting on a chair next to Lilly’s bed, her hand was clutched in Lilly’s, with Kohta asleep, snoring in a chair on the other side of Lilly’s bed. Lilly’s pale face looked back at her with a concerned look on her face.

”Mia? Are you ok? You were talking in your sleep,” Lilly asked.

“Oh, it was nothing...just a nightmare,” Mia said distractedly. She still had her mind on that strange dream.

“Ok, if you say so,” Lilly said, unconvinced.

“Lilly,” Mia said, grabbing her attention, “when did I fall asleep?”

“Oh, around 29 hours ago,” Lilly estimated.

“29 HOURS?! I’ve been sleeping for over a day?! How did I fall asleep?”

“You just came in here, I said hello, and you fainted. Did I make you sick and make you fall into a coma?”

“No, no. I feel fine. It’s just that..”

“Hmm,” Lilly said, concerned, “do you need surgery?”

“No, I’m fine! I’m just wondering, why did I faint?”

“Maybe... You were really surprised to see me? Did you think I was dead or something?”

“The nurse told me you woke up, but I wasn’t sure what to believe.”

Lilly smiled. “Oh, that’s ok. I thought I was going to die, too.”

“It’s nice to see you again,” Mia said, smiling .

“You too,” Lilly joyfully said.

Just then, Mia’s eyes widened; she just remembered.

“My parents!” she cried,

“Where are they?”

“I don’t know... I gotta go... They’ll go into conniptions if they find out I snuck into the hospital at night.”

“But they already did,” Lilly said, “I bet you they’re in this hospital right now, looking for you. You did sleep for a whole day, what’s taking them so long?”

“They don’t know where I am.”

“Why?”

“I stole the slip of paper I wrote your room number on,” Mia said, showing off the slip of paper and smiling smugly.